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Snail farming is
a very lucrative business in Nigeria and all over the world. As a result of
increased awareness on the profitability of snail farming, many entrepreneurs
are beginning to delve into the business of snail rearing, processing and
export. Sometime ago I wrote an article titled “processing and marketing ofsnail meat for export”, where I explained how to process and package snail meat
for local and international market. You can click the link to read for yourself.
However, this article will not be talking about snail meat processing, rather
it will be discussing snail feeds and feeding.

If you are
thinking of establishing a snail farm, or you already have one, this article
will be very beneficial to you. Based on the premise that says “You are what
you eat”, snail feeds and feeding must be given topmost priority in any snail
farm venture for maximum performance. The snails should be fed properly as and
at when due if you really want them to do very well. This is because the
quality of your snails will depend on the quality of their feed.

SNAIL FEED
CATEGORIES

Snails eat a wide
variety of food which could fall into any of these categories: tubers,
agricultural by products, fresh vegetables, fruits, leaves, cereals, fibers,
drinks, and concentrates. Virtually all human consumables can be eaten by
snails with few exceptions hence they are omnivorous in nature and that is why
they have been able to survive for generations. History has it that snails have
been in existence since prehistoric times.

Leaves and Vegetables:
Some leaves eaten by snails include
leaves of paw-paw, cocoyam, banana, sweet potato and cassava. Snails eat a lot of vegetables too. Some of
their best vegetables include pumpkin, cabbage, lettuce, okra, water
leaf, spinach, garden egg plant, amaranthus and all green vegetables that can
be eaten by man.

Supplements: feed supplements likefishmeal
and blood meal are also good for snails.

Concentrates:
this include poultry waste and feed, fish feed.

Minerals: limestone,
wood ash, fish meal, bone meal and chalk. Snails also need a lot of calcium
in-take for growth and shell formation. Calcium or mineral supplement can also
be derived from ground eggshell, oyster shell, bone meal or even soil.

WHY YOU SHOULD
FEED YOUR SNAILS PROPERLY

The essence of
feeding the snails is to aid reproduction capacity and increase their size.
Therefore, be consistent in feeding. They can eat up to 3 – 5 % of their body
weight in 24hrs. Snails convert feed to body weight when a balanced diet
containing protein, vitamin, minerals, calcium carbonate and phosphate is given
to them. Agricultural chemicals in form of spray or powder should be avoided,
as they are toxic to snails. Feed snails as much as they can eat, ensure
useable water quantity daily.

If active snails
are starved of food, they will shade 2 - 5% of their body weight in 24 hrs. Snails
are basically fed twice in a day i.e in the evenings between 5pm - 7pm and
early in the morning, between 7am-9am. Snails are nocturnal animals i.e they
are more active at night. The feed items should be distributed evenly within
the snailery to enhance equal feeding opportunity for all the snails. Avoid salt and salty foods since snails do
not survive high salt intake.

FACTORS THAT INCREASE FEED CONSUMPTION IN
SNAILS

The taste of the
feed,

Freshness and
damp nature of feed,

Succulent nature
of feed,

Less fibrous nature
of feed,

Good
environmental conditions such as high relative humidity, moderate temperature
and good ventilation.

LIST OF ITEMS THAT YOU WILL NEED IN YOUR
SNAIL FARM

Feed troughs

Water troughs

Hand gloves

Colored marker

Hand trowel/spoon

Watering
can/sprinkler

Sterilizer/
heater

Ruler/ vernier
caliper

Weighing balance

Boots

Incubator

Nursery pen

Nets/ gauze

Illuminator

Always remember that the performance of your snails depends solely
on the type of feeds they are fed with. So feed your snails well for better
performance and increased returns.

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Hi! Emmy. Nice article, I actually took time to read through. I read your article one marketing snail meat too. In bold read letters you mentioned UK, US and THAILAND as a hot zone for selling these meats. I have a large (more than 15 hectares) SNAIL AND BUSH PIG farm, to be frank with you, I have no idea on how to export these products. Could you please help out? Let's talk business please. Here is my email when you respond then i'll contact you directly and we can now talk on phone please. My email : busybones30@gmail.com Thanks and hope to getting a response from you.

Hello thanks for this article. I hope you reply to my question as I see you don't reply people comments or questions. Pls the egg shell powder am to give them. Do I use cooked egg she'll or uncooked. I mean when I boil my egg and remove d shell do I just blend it or it is the eggs she'll of eggs that I fry. Hope you get my question. Thanks.

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